Lead Info Sec - IAM Tools Engineer - Charlotte, NC at Kelly Services
Charlotte, NC
$69.5–$78.31/hrfrom the description
Aug 12, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 6-month contract role at a large financial services firm in Charlotte, NC, embedded in the Identity and Access Management technology group. The engineer will own security and operational health of enterprise IAM applications — assessing and remediating vulnerabilities, leading production incident response and root cause analysis, and improving monitoring and observability. The role spans security engineering, cloud modernization, disaster recovery, and cross-team coordination.
Senior level · 7+ years · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 10–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,330 (middle half $105,388–$169,385). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 15, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The SOC classification is a close call: the role blends security analysis (vulnerability management, incident response, IAM security posture) with platform/SRE engineering (production operations, observability, cloud modernization). 15-1212 was chosen because the primary framing is security engineering within a cybersecurity group, but a strong case exists for 15-1252 given the operational and reliability engineering scope.
The job title says 'Lead' but the requirements and scope align with a Senior individual contributor — no people-management duties are described.
Compensation is quoted in two slightly different ranges in the posting ($69.5–$78.31 in the header vs. $69–$78/hr in the offer section); the header figures were used as they are more precise.
CISSP, Security+, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes certifications are listed together as desired credentials — captured as a single preferred skill entry under CISSP with the others as alternatives, since they are presented as interchangeable 'or similar' options.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): root cause analysis.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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